DA Davidson started First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ: FBIZ) at Neutral.

Deal Talk

Del Frisco's Restaurant (NASDAQ: DFRG) shares spiked higher following a report from Reuters that activist shareholder Engine Capital said the company needs to improve its business operations or find a buyer, according to sources. Engine Capital is a 1.25 percent shareholder and has the support of 0.84 percent shareholder Ancora Advisors, the sources said. Spokespersons for the parties declined comment.

In The News

President-elect Donald Trump is leaning toward asking Mitt Romney to be his secretary of state, but an internal tug of war between Romney supporters and those urging the selection of Rudy Giuliani is delaying the decision. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was tapped as ambassador to the United Nations.

Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) CEO Jack Dorsey's account was suspended briefly last night. He blamed an “internal mistake” for his account suspension, and attempting to make light of it with a call back to his, and the service’s very first tweet.

Blogosphere

"The S&P 500 just made an all-time high for the 11th time this year, and the 1134th time since 1928... The natural inclination is that now might not be the best time to put new money to work. The data doesn’t support this, at least not in the short term."